Verizon to fit Audi's test track with 5G for smart vehicle testing

FILE PHOTO: A Verizon logo is seen on a van in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

(Reuters) - Verizon is partnering with Volkswagen brand Audi AG to equip the German carmaker' s private test track in Neustadt in Germany with a 5G network and to help test smart vehicle technology, the telecoms group said on Thursday.

The project aims to simulate communications and driving scenarios from various markets and test technology including autonomous mobility, vehicle-to-cloud communications, and C-V2X systems that allow vehicles to connect to surrounding objects such as other vehicles, or digital traffic lights.